high altitude research facility cantilevered off a sheer mountain cliff nested into terraced rock wood steel architecture vertical cedar cladding warm wood soffits exposed steel beams trusses and slender steel columns refined glass guardrails sweeping slightly curved roof planes with thin eaves circular lookout deck and stepped terrace carved into the cliff background very tall mountains with crisp ridgelines under a clear blue sky below the building a low sea of fog cloud inversion to emphasize elevation minimal vegetation alpine shrubs gnarled pines daylight clean shadows photorealistic pbr materials precise joinery no people cars signage 3 4 hero view from slightly below 24 35 mm lens balanced composition high detail architecture
